Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-22
JussDN EVENING. NOVEMBER ~. 1897.

IuesoW EVENING NOVEMBER u. 1887.
OUR STREET RAILWar sTSTEM-EN-
TEHsxDN AND IMPRoFEMEN7s THAI
OUGHT 10 BE MADE
1t IL rather premature, at this time, to
speak Of eur street railway arrangements
g systsm The condition of thisss which
censtituts system has Yet TO be attained,
but We have reason to hope that this attain
meat b In the near future. The line from
Main street. on Plum. TO the north side,
With terminus at the cemetery gate. is q
>spocinen of the fractional, unfinished state
ef things which prevails, in part. The line
= Of ssns use, it is true, but its utility is So
fnr short Of wha; if ought TO be and might
b that one who contemplstss the situation
gets, occasionally, on the verge of exaspera-
tioa.
We infer, from tha nature of things, that
Ne are TO have real system-in the course
ef tine--and possibly in short time. The
building season for 1857 is now over, and
tie intentions aud hopes of tn" company
are now, or ought to be. in TIE direction of
m extension of the green line from the
ssuth Yellow Springs street terminus up
aieng the whole length OF High from the
sneet named TO Eas. Springfield. 20 the
vicinity. We should say, OF the Oakland
school house and chapel. BY spring ~,
.ahcs.a hope, our prosperous and good-na-
tussd neighbors along the line Of east High
street will be in mood 10 cry for this eX-
esnsion--for a read which shall reach from
tie neighborhood of the south end factories
IN the vicinity of the yellow Springs car
Stables, east IN High past the new govern
uent building and the Warder library build
ing to the eastern limit We have mentioned.
Surely this would give the great mass of
our citizens who now travel on our great
residence avenue only when the walking is
good, an opportunity TO ride at cheap
rate and take an occasional glance AZ the
elegant Thomas, Foos, Bowman, Bushnell.
Fields. Warder. Keifer. Phillips and othe,
1ne mansions that adorn this very beautiful
street. An excursion over this route would
- taken by all of our citizens who are rot
.'rich enengh 10 ride in chaises,' - Hho with |
20 show visitors and guests the Euclid |
avenue of Springfield. And the line |
usility tc our east High street neighbors. to |
such m extent that, when they were fairly |
used to il they would wonder how they got |
along without II SO long. This we believe |
10 be a statement Of fact that will not be |
disputed after the conditions are fulfilled. |
This line once built, the company would
be IN q condition to establish system that
W0uld be really systematic and worthy of
The name. The Plum street line could run
iron somewhere to definite somewhere
frsm Fernciiff gate, on the
noRth side, under the shadow OF the old and
The new Wittenberg. up TO Main, east on
NaiR to Limestone, and soa;h on Limestone
70 the southern terminus on that street
This wss the plan of eur ex-president. Mr..
Derond. and We presume our new president.
nlr. Harris, viii ''see it by the same
|amps."
The Main street, or red line could BIZ left
l
yia Main and Clifton. with East street. with
N extension still further west and. posi-
~. fr0m the East street terminus north
ward TO east High-a short distance
Then the Lagonda-or yellow line
Ihould come further west. Ii the cars on
MS route were run from the Lagonda car
ItAbles, on Lagonda avenue. to Main. and
lhsn west on Main to Yellow Springs, south {
~ Yellow Springs to High. and then east
u High to Limestone. north on Lime
Itoae 10 Main and then east on Main. via /,
llaSsnAa avenue, to Lagonda. the line I
would be greatly improved in Its conrsn-
encs to the public. This IL certainly
devoutly TO be wished. II !
rest end people could take Lagonds car
{ the corner of Main and Yellow Springs
< at the corner of High end Yellow |
)Drings, and at any corner east Oh both
lain and High TO Limestone. certainly the I
enymiance Of the public would be greatly
lcomoted End the popularity Of the CON- q
my greatly increased. This would EN-
'slepe the squares between Main and High. I
~ yellow Springs to Limestone. in b
Dep, and would shorten the time between Y
m. going westward on Main, and going 3
on High, in the center of the
~. b
With these plans consummated, system n
Dald be attained. and with a central,
rsond-floor Office and the supplying of h
ansfer tickets, so that a person could 90
IN any part Of the city to any other ii
srt Of the city reached by street p
= hns. at one fare, our people would begin
shsw some enthusiasm In our street car
Is1en and manifest q considerable degree
heal pride In it. And Is our new pres ~
~ Mr.. Harris. and the owners of the y =
- aEe men Of discernment and practical IN